touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, are we ready?
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading The mother, continuing to arrange her flowers, suffered the soft cheek to remain against her own, for some seconds, in silence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The people will be coming directly--we told them four.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
blousenounUS /blaʊs/
a top worn by women
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
continuingadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading The mother, continuing to arrange her flowers, suffered the soft cheek to remain against her own, for some seconds, in silence.
a female human offspring
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
without deviation
From this reading The people will be coming directly--we told them four.
DOROTHY
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From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The mother, continuing to arrange her flowers, suffered the soft cheek to remain against her own, for some seconds, in silence.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The people will be coming directly--we told them four.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
GILBERTnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The mother, continuing to arrange her flowers, suffered the soft cheek to remain against her own, for some seconds, in silence.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
NEWCASTER
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From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The mother, continuing to arrange her flowers, suffered the soft cheek to remain against her own, for some seconds, in silence.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people will be coming directly--we told them four.
pinningnounUS /ˈpɪnɪŋ/
a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Well, are we ready?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The mother, continuing to arrange her flowers, suffered the soft cheek to remain against her own, for some seconds, in silence.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The mother, continuing to arrange her flowers, suffered the soft cheek to remain against her own, for some seconds, in silence.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The mother, continuing to arrange her flowers, suffered the soft cheek to remain against her own, for some seconds, in silence.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The mother, continuing to arrange her flowers, suffered the soft cheek to remain against her own, for some seconds, in silence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
having a supporting base
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The mother, continuing to arrange her flowers, suffered the soft cheek to remain against her own, for some seconds, in silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The people will be coming directly--we told them four.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The people will be coming directly--we told them four.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her daughter, coming on her from behind, laid her hands upon her shoulders, and then her cheek against her mother's.
Vernon
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From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOROTHY GILBERT OF NEWCASTER Mrs Vernon was standing looking out on to the lawn, pinning some flowers in her blouse.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, are we ready?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, are we ready?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The people will be coming directly--we told them four.
